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Lankan refugees demand disbursement of monthly assistance
Stating that the monthly assistance given to each Sri Lankan refugee families at the camp in Valayapatti in Tamil Nadu was not given for the past two months, members blocked the Paramathi – Tiruchengode road yesterday, The Hindu newspaper reported. Over 2,000 persons are living in the camp for many years now.
Every month, the family head was given assistance of Rs. 1,000, children above 12 years were given Rs. 750 and children less than 12 years were given Rs. 400. But it was said that they were not given the assistance in the past two months.
When the camp inspector visited the camp on Monday, members questioned him on the non-receipt of assistance. Later, they blocked the road disrupting traffic for over 30 minutes.
Paramathi Tahsildar Loganathan, Paramathi Police Inspector Kumar held talks with the protesters and pacified them. They assured to look into the issue. Later, the protest was withdrawn.
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